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Don't forget to send Armed Forces Day E-cards by 5/17/2008.
The History of Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day is a day for the United States to pay tribute to the men and women who protect us and our country.
Before 1950 there were five separate holidays to pay tribute to separate branches of our armed forces:
- Army Day: April 6
- Air Force Day: August 1
- Coast Guard Day: August 4
- Navy Day: October 27
- Marine Corps Day: November 10
Armed Forces Day began in 1949 when Secretary of Defense Mr. Louis Johnson announced that the separate holidays commemorating the Army, Navy, and Air Force were to be combined into one celebration on the third Saturday in May. This change was a direct result of a much larger government transformation: the unification of all the Armed Forces under the Department of Defense.
In 2006, $5.3 million went to U.S. imports of American flags. Over 95% was for U.S. flags made in China.
A list of the major wars in which the United States and its citizens have been actively involved:
- Revolutionary War: 1775-1783
- War of 1812: 1812-1815
- Mexican-American War: 1846-1848
- Civil War: 1860-1865
- Spanish-American War: 1898
- Philippine Islands: 1899-1901
- World War I: 1917-1918
- World War II: 1941-1945
- Korean War: 1950-1953
- Vietnam War: 1964-1973
- Persian Gulf War: 1987-1988
- Operation Desert Storm: 1990-1991
- Iraq War: 2003-Present
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